“S [покойным украинским музыкантом] Kuzey Scriabin, we went to the Black Sea Games, where we were members of the jury. And Misha Khoma was a contestant there. When I talk like this at a concert, Misha always raises that he was not so small. And he sang very well. I remember it. And then I got lost with him. This period from adolescence to … I did not see, did not know what he was doing. And then I found out that Misha is what he is Dzidzio. Well, we talked to him. I told him: “Misha, Dzidzio is good. I understand why you are Dzidzio. Because you need to earn money, you have to … You have such an image too – it’s very good. “. And told him about the Bible. “You have to find your talent and realize it. And now you are realizing your talent by 10 percent in Dzidzio, – I say. – You need to sing something for you so that you show your voice.” And then I wrote this song “What?”, – said Ponomarev.
After that, as the singer noted, Dzidzio began to show himself as Mikhail Khoma, and now at concerts he partly sings like Khoma: in a suit, tuxedo, and then puts on a hat and sings like Dzidzio.
“I told him that in the person of Ponomarev, Dzidzio has an enemy, and Mikhail Khoma has a friend. Well, I was joking, of course. This is not so. people… Well, it cheers them up. It’s such a positive image. By the way, children love it very much. […] He knows how to get along with them, he knows what to say to them so that they … He is a unique guy in this sense, “said Ponomarev ..
Ponomarev was born in 1973 in Khmelnitsky. From childhood he studied music, played the piano and guitar.
Graduated Khmelnitsky Music College (specialty – choirmaster), then entered the Lvov Music Institute named after Nikolay Lysenko (now – Lviv National Musical Academy). Later transferred to National Music Academy named after Pyotr Tchaikovsky in Kyiv.
In 1993, at the festival “Chervona Ruta” took first place, four years later at the festival “Tavria Games “received the award”Golden Firebird” in the nomination “Singer of the Year”.
Ponomarev released his first album “From early to night” in 1996. He recorded seven albums in total.
In 2003, he represented Ukraine at the international song contest “Eurovision”, where he took 14th place. It was the debut competition for Ukraine.
In 2011 Ponomarev received the YUNA Music Award in the “Best Performer” category for achievements in music over 20 years.
Ponomarev – People’s Artist of Ukraine (2006). He is the founder ofparent center”From morning till night”, which deals with dubbing, arranging, writing songs, recording vocals and instruments.
Ponomarev has been holding concerts for Ukrainian defenders since 2014, often on the front lines.
